Tobacco-box.



L. STANKEWHZ.

TOBACCO BOX APPLICATION FILED 056.2, I9I3.

Patented. July 3, 1917.

www@ LOUIS STANKEWITZ, 0F NEW YRK, N. Y.

` TOBACCO-BOX.

To all wwm t may concern:

Be i known that I, Louis STANxEwrrz, a subject of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary, residing at New York, in the county of New York andState of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tobacco-Boxes, of which the following is a specication.

The invention relates to tobacco, and has for an object to provide a boxor receptacle for containing tobacco. Y

The invention contemplates, among other features, the provision of a,box preferably made of stamped metal to provide a container for tobaccoand areceptable for matches, the receptacle forming a part of the box orcontainer and so arranged with respect thereto that the entirestructur'ewill ynot be of a bulky configuration; will resent a neat and eifectiveappearance and will conven-iently hold matches so that they can bereadily used when desired.

In the further di losure of the invention reference is to be had to thelaccompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specilfcation, inwhich similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in allthe tviews, and in which: v

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box, showing the match receptacleopen to disclose* the manner of arranging, the matches therein;

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional View taken thrgugh the boxwhen the'cover of the match receptacle i's in closed position;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal transverse sectional view taken through the boxwhen the cover is in closed position. v

Referring more particularly to the views, `I provide a tobacco box 10,preferably in the naturel of an elongated container body 11 'which isreferably made of stamped metal and which) has a swinging cover 12normally closing one end of the container body 11. The front face of thecontainer body 11 is adapted to provide a receptacle 13 for matches 14and the receptacle 13 is formed by striking a depression 15 in the frontface of the container body llas shown, the said depression beingpreferably of a rectangular configuration and made suiciently dee sothat the matches 14 preferably carried lliy a suitable holder 16 can bearranged'to repose within the receptacle and lie below the front face ofthe container body 11. Suitable securing members/17 in the nature ofwires specincation of Letters Patent.

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are adapted 0 be 'passed through the holder 16 having4 the matches 14thereonv and also passed through apertures-18 inthe wall of thedepression 15 and'which forms apart of the front wall of the containerbody, with i the ends 0f the securing members bent against the innerfaceof the container body so as to rigidly secure the-holder 1 6l withinp theereceptacle 13. l v

A cover 19 is provided for the: receptacle 13 and is also preferably,made .of sheet" metal, the said cover having its inner ilongitudinaledge curled to provide a hinge mem-v ber 20, through which is adaptedto-be passed a suitable pintle 21 havingitsends journaled in upper andlower walls 22, 23

' of the receptacle 13' and which walls'jare formed by portionsof'thefront face of the container body 11 when the depression 15 isstruck therein.v 'Atits medial portion the inner curled edge of thecover 19, forming `the hinge member 20, is formed to provide aspring-like tongue 24, which is adapted to abut against a wall ofthereceptacle 13 when the cover 19 is in closed position so 'that uponreleasing the cover the same will spring into v open positionv by theVspring-like action of the said tongue bearing against the Wall of thecontainer'body as mentioned.;v A notch 25 is preferably'formed in anopposite wall of the receptacle at its point of formation with thefront. wall of the con- 'tainer bodyfand a projection 26 is provided onth`e cover 19, in the nature of a grip, said projection being adapted tobe received in notch, thus,through the spring-like action of the tongue24,A causing -the cover to swing into open position.. -V l As mentionedheretofore, the Qmatches 14 are preferably carried by a holderv 16 andthe holder and matches, as shown, are made of paper or some othersuitable inflammable material, with the holder and matches integral andthe matches so arranged with re- Spect to the holder that they can betorn or Vremoved from the holder 'when it is desired to use the same.The inner face 27 of thev cover 19s is preferably roughened to provide amatch scratching surface and upon which thematches 14 can be scratchedwhen they are removed from the holderfor the purpose of lighting tobaccowhich has been removed 'from' the container body 11.

As mentioned heretofore, the receptacle 13 is formed by simply strikinginwardly a portion of the front face of the container body, and in thepreferred form of my device the cover for the receptacle is preferablymade of the same material as the container body and which, in mostinstances, is a sheet metal of a flexible nature. The boX 10 ispreferably constructed so that it Will readily lit into the pocket andcan be arranged and designed to contain cigars as well as plug or loosetobacco.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

The combination with a receptacle having one Wall depressed to form arectangular recess, of a positively pivoted cover therefor, said covercomprising a Hap having one edge curled to provide hinging members forthe reception of a pintle, the ends of said pintle being journaled inthe end Walls of the recess, a spring tongue formed integral With saidcover and engaging one of the Walls of the recess to normally force thesaid cover open and means carried by the cover and engageable With thereceptacle to hold said kcover in a closed position.

LOUIS STANKEWITZ.

Witnesses:

EMIL GUTTMAN, ANTHONY B. STANKEWITZ.

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